This week's question was How many state legislative chambers had guaranteed majorities in 2022?
You answered: 14.
The correct answer was 22.
We already know that, in 2023, the number of Republicans running without Democratic opponents in Mississippi is large enough to guarantee Republican majorities in both chambers before any ballots are cast this November.
In 2022, 22 state legislative chambers had guaranteed majorities before the election due to the number of uncontested races benefitting one of the two major parties.
Democrats were guaranteed majorities in two chambers and Republicans were guaranteed majorities in 20.
Click [show] on the table below to view a list of chambers with guaranteed majorities. Bolded states are those where these majorities applied to the entire legislature.
| Guaranteed simple majorities by legislative chamber, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| State | Chamber | Seats | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Needed | Guaranteed to ... | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | House | 53 | R | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Senate | 18 | R | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | House | 51 | R | 52 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Senate | 18 | R | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| California | Senate | 21 | D | 22[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | House | 36 | R | 38 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Senate | 18 | R | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | Senate | 26 | R | 26[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | Senate | 20 | R | 24[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Massachusetts | House | 81 | D | 101 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | Senate | 25 | R | 27[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota | House | 48 | R | 65[5] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Senate | 24 | R | 34[6] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | Senate | 17 | R | 19[7] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | House | 51 | R | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Senate | 25 | R | 35[8] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota | Senate | 18 | R | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | Senate | 17 | R | 21[9] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | Senate | 15 | R | 19[10] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | Senate | 18 | R | 19[11] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | House | 32 | R | 43 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Senate | 16 | R | 25[12] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thanks for your response!
Footnotes
- ↑ Combining the five seats guaranteed to Democrats with the 17 Democratic incumbents who were not up for re-election in 2022.
- ↑ Combining the eight seats guaranteed to Republicans with the 18 Republican incumbents who were not up for re-election in 2022.
- ↑ Combining the 10 seats guaranteed to Republicans with the 14 Republican incumbents who were not up for re-election in 2022.
- ↑ Combining the 12 seats guaranteed to Republicans with the 15 Republican incumbents who were not up for re-election in 2022.
- ↑ Combining the 38 seats guaranteed to Republicans with the 27 Republican incumbents who were not up for re-election in 2022.
- ↑ Combining the 19 seats guaranteed to Republicans with the 15 Republican incumbents who were not up for re-election in 2022.
- ↑ Combining the four seats guaranteed to Republicans with the 15 Republican incumbents who were not up for re-election in 2022.
- ↑ Combining the 13 seats guaranteed to Republicans with the 22 Republican incumbents who were not up for re-election in 2022.
- ↑ Combining the seven seats guaranteed to Republicans with the 14 Republican incumbents who were not up for re-election in 2022.
- ↑ Combining the seven seats guaranteed to Republicans with the 12 Republican incumbents who were not up for re-election in 2022.
- ↑ Combining the five seats guaranteed to Republicans with the 14 Republican incumbents who were not up for re-election in 2022.
- ↑ Combining the 10 seats guaranteed to Republicans with the 15 Republican incumbents who were not up for re-election in 2022.
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